Patent SG-11201807015Y-A (SG)
Title: Method of assembling an electronic subassembly for a personal care product
Inventor: BROEMSE NORBERT
IPC: B26B21/40
Filed: 2017-03-09
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization M1111101110101011111 HO 11111 01110111100 111111 00 11111 1 MINI III 11 International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd ...... ... (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/160576 Al 21 September 2017 (21.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every B26B 21/40 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/US2017/021511 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 9 March 2017 (09.03.2017) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 16160243.8 14 March 2016 (14.03.2016) EP (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [US/US]; One Gillette Park, Boston, Massachusetts 02127 GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (US). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (72) Inventors: BROEMSE, Norbert; Braun GmbH, Frank- TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, furter Str. 145, 61476 Kronberg (DE). HEUBACH, Klaus; LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Braun GmbH, Frankfurter Str. 145, 61476 Kronberg (DE). BEHRENDT, Juergen; Braun GmbH, Frankfurter Str. SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, _ 145, 61476 Kronberg (DE). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: (74) Agent: KREBS, Jay A.; c/o The Procter & Gamble Com- = _ pany, Global IP Services, One Procter & Gamble Plaza, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = C9, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US). = (54) Title: METHOD . = — = — = = = = 84 52 = = _ _ 68 11 Ir ---- 58 I © Il IN 11 © ei = 76 OF ASSEMBLING .-- 56 r 80 ' 130,132 ..r\" *1) ' ' 6° ,7 u 3 64 62 IOW -- CO II ,/1 I i 1 66 I I /- ' AN ELECTRONIC II ; ; ; ; , ) FIG. ; ; SUBASSEMBLY FOR A PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT (57) : A method of assembling an elec- tronic subassembly for a personal care product by providing an adapter having a body with a tapered 20 guide surface. A first circuit board is positioned A , - ' within the adapter. A flexible portion of the first circuit board extends from one end of the adapter and a rigid end of the first circuit board extends from the other end of the adapter. A housing is 16 provided with a first opening and a second opening and a chamber (between the first and second open- ings. A second circuit board having an electrical connector into the chamber thru the first opening. The tapered surface of the adapter engages a cor- responding tapered guide surface of the housing. The rigid end of the first circuit board is connected to the electrical connector. 72 3 O